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1	The Last Jihad more books like this by Joel C Rosenberg add to wishlist In this post-9/11 thriller, Osama bin Laden is dead, Saddam Hussein is terrorizing the Western world, the U.S. president is wounded in an assassination attempt, and a Wall Street pro named Jon Bennett (with his beautiful sidekick, Erin McCoy) is called in to assist as the rumors grow that Saddam is planning to attack the U.S. with nuclear arms. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power more books like this by Daniel Yergin add to wishlist Written by the author of "Shattered Peace" and "Energy Future", this book brings to life the tycoons, wildcatters, monopolists, regulators, presidents, generals and sheiks whose struggle for oil has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, transformed the destiny of Britain and the world and profoundly changed all our lives. ... see all copies from £1.80! new only from £10.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes more books like this by Bryan Burrough add to wishlist Bestselling author and "Vanity Fair" special correspondent Burrough chronicles the rise and fall of one of the great economic and political powerhouses of the 20th century--Texas oil. see all copies from £10.53! new only from £12.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai more books like this by Ben Mezrich (Read by) add to wishlist "Rigged" is the startling true story of David Russo, a rags-to-riches tale of a Brooklyn kid turned Harvard grad. He took on the old-world hierarchy and its powerful, monied kings, and set out to do the impossible--to build an energy exchange in the middle of the Arab world. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
5	Black Water Rising more books like this by Attica Locke add to wishlist In the tradition of Greg Iles and Dennis Lehane comes a powerful new new voice in American fiction. Locke's debut thriller involves murder, greed, and redemption, set in the oil boomtown of 1980s Houston. see all copies from £6.59! new only from £8.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century more books like this by James Howard Kunstler add to wishlist The depletion of nonrenewable fossil fuels is about to radically change life much sooner than anticipated. This title describes what to expect after the honeymoon of affordable energy is over, preparing readers for economic, political, and social changes of an unimaginable scale. see all copies from £6.68! new only from £11.81! \| first editions
7	Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude more books like this by Robert Baer add to wishlist A former CIA case officer, who served for years in the Middle East, presents a disturbing portrait of the house of Saud, and asserts that for years Washington, in return for favorable oil contracts, has overlooked Saudi Arabia's corruption and its connections to terrorism. see all copies from £3.09! new only from £7.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Eclipse more books like this by Richard North Patterson add to wishlist Damon Pierce's life is crumbling. The talented California attorney's wife is divorcing him and his work often seems soulless. So when he receives a frantic email from Marissa Brand Okari, a woman he loved years ago, he decides to risk everything and respond to her plea for help. Marissa's husband, Bobby Okari, is the charismatic leader of a ... see all copies from £2.26! new only from £3.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy more books like this by Matthew R Simmons add to wishlist "Twilight in the Desert" reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline. In this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst, Matthew Simmons draws on his three-plus decades of insider experience and more than 200 independently produced reports about Saudi petroleum resources and ... see all copies from £3.10! new only from £3.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	As I See It: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty more books like this by J Paul Getty add to wishlist While writing his autobiography, Jean Paul Getty - then perhaps the world's richest man - hoped it would be the final verdict on himself, on his many friends and associates, and on his times. Regrettably, it proved to be so: Getty died in 1976 as "As I See It" was going to press. Now reissued with a number of new illustrations, this autobiography ... see all copies from £4.99! new only from £8.70! \| first editions
11 view cover	Warrior Class more books like this by Dale Brown add to wishlist When the isolationist U.S. government turns a deaf ear on impending foreign strife, a small band of elite U.S. military pilots decide to take matters into their own hands. They take it upon themselves to thwart a powerful Russian crime lord who is planning to take over the oil-rich territory around the Black Sea. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Oil more books like this by Upton Sinclair add to wishlist Upton Sinclair fashioned this novel out of the oil scandals of the Harding administration, providing a picture of the oil industry in Southern California. It is the story of an independent oil developer and his son, whose sympathy with the oilfield workers causes a running debate with his father. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Blood of Victory more books like this by Alan Furst add to wishlist In 1940, as Hitler's troops are marching into Paris, a writer named Serebin finds himself in Istanbul, where he is beginning to realize that, despite his fervent hopes, the world really has become a different place. Hooking up with a Hungarian secret agent, Serebin goes to work for the Allies trying to disrupt German supply lines--an eminently ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage more books like this by Kenneth S Deffeyes add to wishlist Were the energy concerns of 2000 a preview of everyone's future? Will gas lines in the coming years make those of 1973 look short? Is the present chaos in oil prices the leading edge of a more serious crisis that will rock national economies around the world? According to Kenneth Deffeyes, a geologist with extensive personal experience in the oil ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.73! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Oil and the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea more books like this by Steven Levine add to wishlist After the Soviet Union crumbles, oil in the Caspian region becomes accessible to the West for the first time. LeVine takes readers from the pipeline builders and oil extractors to the boardrooms of Chevron and BP to meetings between corrupt officials and U.S. dealmakers as the race for oil heats up. see all copies from £7.52! new only from £11.26! \| first editions
16 view cover	The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future more books like this by T Boone Pickens add to wishlist The man whose corporate takeover attempts and shareholder activism reshaped the oil industry in the 1980s recounts his most awe-inspiring comeback which saw him net over a billion dollars in his seventh decade. 8-page b&w photo insert. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies more books like this by Richard Heinberg add to wishlist The world is about to run out of cheap oil and change dramatically. Within the next few years, global production will peak. Thereafter, even if industrial societies begin to switch to alternative energy sources, they will have less net energy each year to do all the work essential to the survival of complex societies. We are entering a new era, as ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £8.04! \| signed copies
18 view cover	The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World more books like this by Paul Roberts add to wishlist In this frank and balanced investigation, Roberts delves deep into the economics and politics of oil, and considers the promises and pitfalls of alternatives such as wind power, hybrid cars, and hydrogen. A new Afterword brings the book up to the minute. see all copies from £4.62! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry--And What We Must Do to Stop It more books like this by Antonia Juhasz add to wishlist Within this detailed assessment of the current state of affairs, Juhasz offers an immediate call to action - a formula for reining in the industry, cutting down its governmental lobbying powers, and reducing world's dependence on oil. With major players in America's most powerful industry charged with collusion, price-gouging, anti-competitive ... see all copies from £5.74! new only from £6.26! \| first editions
20 view cover	Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak more books like this by Kenneth S Deffeyes add to wishlist Deffeyes, a geologist who was among the first to warn of the coming oil crisis, now takes the next logical step and turns his attention to the earth's supply of potential replacement fuels. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Days of Summer more books like this by Jill Barnett add to wishlist In a cruel twist of fate, the children of parents killed in a two-car accident grow up and meet. The encounter pits brother against brother as they both vie for the heart of the daughter of the other crash victim. The clash of wills draws the three closer to the truth of their terrible and tragic connection. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Shark Mutiny more books like this by P Robinson add to wishlist A group of Chinese generals and Iranian religious leaders team up and hatch a plot to destroy the global economy by blowing up most of the world's oil tankers. U.S. National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan discovers the plan and fights to save the world. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World more books like this by Peter Tertzakian add to wishlist In 2006, world oil consumption will exceed one thousand barrels per second. The news marks an important change that will have a far-reaching impact on world economies, investments, and business profitability. In "A Thousand Barrels a Second, Chief Energy Economist of ARC Financial Peter Tertzakian" examines the future of oil and offers insights ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Hunter Killer more books like this by Patrick Robinson add to wishlist Techno-thriller master and "New York Times" bestselling author Robinson presents a startling if all-too-real scenario that pits the United States against France and Saudi Arabia. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.71! \| first editions
25 view cover	Land of Marvels more books like this by Barry Unsworth add to wishlist Unsworth, a writer with an "almost magical capacity for literary time travel" ("New York Times Book Review") has written a thriller set in 1914, in which he brings to life the schemes and double-dealings of Western nations grappling for a foothold in Mesopotamia in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire. see all copies from £6.19! new only from £12.97! \| signed copies \| first editions

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